Not exact matches
Now that the new study has connected a planetary wave pattern to a particular
type of extreme weather
event, Teng and her colleagues will continue searching for
other circulation patterns that may presage
extreme weather
events.
Although attribution science is clearer for some
types of events than for
others, it is an important step to provide predictive forecasts
of extreme events at longer lead times, reducing risks and improving preparedness.
Additional research is examining
other types of climate
extremes in precipitation and
event intensity.
How human influence affected
other types of events such as droughts, heavy rain
events, and storms was less clear, indicating that natural variability likely played a much larger role in these
extremes.